Actor: Thank you.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Not long after, from a large office on the upper floor of CCTV, a hearty laugh unique to middle-aged men was heard.

"It seems that we really underestimated this kid!"

Not long ago…

"Do you think the reason I gave is appropriate?" Zhang Yuan said slowly.

The other party said that a reason was needed.

A reason to broadcast a TV series on CCTV that performed poorly twice.

If it were an ordinary producer, he would definitely answer.

“We have a great cast for this play.”

"The script of our play is well-researched and refers to a lot of ancient books."

"The filming and production of our play is very sophisticated, and each prop is individually made to imitate antiques."

Statements like these that showcase the strengths of the work.

But these are just external advantages.

Just like an actress, you say she is beautiful, has a good figure and is tall.

But the movies he starred in have failed at the box office for three or four times in a row. Would an ordinary crew want him?
The same is true for this play now.

There is no need to talk about external advantages, they are useless.

All the large-scale historical dramas broadcast by CCTV are excellent, and the actors are not good.

So the key to the problem lies in the core content of the work.

There is something very special about CCTV, which makes it different from any other local TV station.

That is, in addition to radio and television, he is also the mouthpiece of the country.

This point is very important.

The first thing that matters for the films they broadcast here is not whether they are good or not, but that they cannot make any mistakes.

Similarly, unless we make any mistakes, many of the works broadcast by CCTV are not just for the general public to watch.

Just like ordinary people see that the contents of the conference reports are almost the same every year, but experts can know the work style of the next few years at a glance.

To give an example, the more recent one is "The Inspector General of the Song Dynasty" which was broadcast in early 05.

The movie is absolutely good, with the highest ratings among all TV series.

Among them, the role of Song Ci portrayed by Mr. He Bing is particularly impressive.

But if we talk about the best performance, we have to say it has to be the villain Diao Guangdou played by Mr. Guo Da.

When comedians perform serious dramas, they often resort to dimensionality reduction attacks.

He Bing, the main pillar of the National Theatre of China, has been overshadowed.

However, Zhang Yuan thinks that this film should not be called "The Inspector General of the Song Dynasty", but should be called "My Father-in-Law, the Minister of Personnel".

If Song Ci didn't have his father-in-law, the Minister of Personnel, could he have defeated Diao Guangdou?
So what's so special about this drama besides being great to watch?

This needs to be viewed in light of the actual events at the time.

The years 03, 04 and 05 were major years of internal rectification.

This is the theme of every meeting every year and we take it very seriously.

The content of this film seems to be about investigating a case, but in the end, the investigation leads to the top officials.

The format of the later series "In the Name of People" was similar one or two years before it was broadcast.

So, the other party asked him to give a reason.

This reason is not used to convince the audience.

Instead, it is used to explain to people above you, and to people even higher than you.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan told Editor-in-Chief Liu a story.

The story takes place in ancient times and the time is unknown.

One day, a farmer in Jiujiang County was dissatisfied with the multiple land taxes imposed by the local county magistrate.

He collected the burden-reduction regulations issued by the Agriculture Bureau and rallied his neighbors to resist this oppressive behavior.

When the county magistrate learned about this, he arrested the farmer and put him in the county jail.

It's called education.

A few days later, the farmer was educated to death...

The farmer's family members spread the news after their loved one died, and gathered more than half a hundred relatives to cause trouble at the county government office.

After being driven away by the police, they were beaten by thugs and dozens of people were injured.

After the news spread, the people in the four surrounding counties, who had long been dissatisfied with the forced collection of land taxes, rose up in rebellion.

They gathered in anger, bringing with them the young and strong, old and young, and carrying farm tools and machinery.

Within a few days, the number of people exceeded ten thousand!
They surrounded the county government office.

The county magistrate tried to repeat his old tricks and sent constables to intimidate the crowd.

Unexpectedly, the people were furious and killed a constable on the spot and injured countless others.

And killed the local head constable as well.

Now that things have come to this, there is no turning back!
The farmers rushed into the county government office, captured the county magistrate, beat him for a long time, and then dug a pit and buried him alive.

After demolishing the county government office, they dispersed.

After this incident, the government and the public were shocked, and the six ministries were horrified. They quickly held a meeting to discuss the mistakes.

After Zhang Yuan finished telling the story, Chief Editor Liu had a serious expression and cold sweat formed on his forehead.

This is an ancient story.

Yes, ancient stories...

"What do you mean by this story?" Editor-in-Chief Liu quickly changed the subject, not daring to listen any further.

"Please listen to me slowly." On the contrary, Zhang Yuan was not in a hurry at all.

"The drama "The Ming Dynasty 1566" begins with the Yan Party forcibly annexing the people's land in the name of changing rice to mulberry in order to fill the deficit of the national treasury."

"It has made life miserable for the people of Zhejiang."

"In order to enrich themselves and to please Emperor Jiajing, the Yan Party did not hesitate to destroy fields and trample on seedlings, and even destroyed dikes and flooded fields."

"Because the people were oppressed too much, Sang Nong Qi Dazhu led a large number of farmers to surround the governor's office."

Editor-in-Chief Liu's brows twitched as he listened to Zhang Yuan's introduction.

so similar!
It’s so similar to the story just now.

"The subsequent infighting in the court is not discussed."

"But despite the people's complaints, Yan Ge Lao's group still made 'changing rice to mulberry' a national policy."

"Even the character Zhao Zhenji made the absurd statement, 'If the people suffer any more, I will bear the blame.'"

"That's it!"

Just like the story just now, Editor-in-Chief Liu didn't dare to listen any further.

Because this line of Zhao Zhenji in the film sounded a little familiar to him.

The real Zhao Zhenji in history was not like the one in the movie. He was a capable minister.

This person is the one who is most severely criticized in "The Ming Dynasty 1566".

But Teacher Xu Min’s performance was so good that it was very impressive.

When I was a child, I watched "The Yongzheng Dynasty" and thought that the role of the crown prince was played very well. Teacher Xu really could play any role well.

Of course, when I was young, I didn’t know why the prince had an affair with Zheng Chunhua.

When I grew up, I found out that this actress has two big treasures.

It was a thunder as big as Yang Mi and Li Xiaoran combined!
I can only say that the casting and plot suddenly became reasonable.

After listening to his story and his introduction to the TV series plot, Editor Liu had an idea in mind.

"Just wait for me."

After that, he went straight out and took the elevator upstairs.

Then, there was the laughter in the office.

"Okay."

"He's young, but he can understand what we mean."

"And he has such a high vision and is so sensitive that he can see this level."

"It seems like he is a promising talent."

This person was happy because the reason Zhang Yuan gave was very appropriate.

In addition to the fact that the film fits in with the "ancient" story, there is another important reason.

Starting from January 2006, , the agricultural tax, which had been in force for thousands of years and had long oppressed generations of farmers, was completely abolished.

From the time that "ancient" story happened to the beginning of 06, seven years had passed.

Because this tax involves nearly 100 billion yuan in revenue every year.

How many people’s interests are involved.

You can imagine how great the resistance is.

Zhao Zhenji was not the only one who wanted to "make the people suffer further."

Besides, these people don't want to bear the blame.

With this reason, this film can stand the test of time on CCTV.

It doesn't matter if the ratings are not good.

With this reason, when his superiors know about it, not only will they not blame him, but they will also say that he did a good job.

After a long time, Editor-in-Chief Liu returned to the office with the contract, looking very happy.

"The higher-ups are very satisfied."

"That's good."

Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as he is satisfied, he can make money!

The next step is to negotiate the price.

Zhang Yuan said he wanted to benchmark himself against "Moment in Peking".

The editor-in-chief held back and didn't hit him. CCTV bought this film for 80 yuan per episode, and it cost more than 3000 yuan.

Zhang Yuan added that if that didn’t work, then comparing it to “The Emperor Wu of Han” would also be fine.

The editor-in-chief wanted to beat him up even more.

CCTV spent 05 million to buy this film in 3500.

You are blackmailing the main reception!

It is not the first broadcast, and CCTV, China Film Group, or China Television Corporation are not involved.

It is equivalent to a girl who is neither a virgin nor a member of the royal family.

Of course people are not willing to pay so much money.

Zhang Yuan also knew that the tactic of dropping the hammer without thinking and the tactic of talking nonsense with a thick face were useless here.

It’s better to have a good talk with the other party honestly.

In the end, the other party offered a price of 50 per episode, but the number of episodes had to be cut from 46 to 40.

CCTV's schedule is like gold, and most of the TV series that come to them have to be shortened before they can be broadcast.

After getting the contract, Zhang Yuanyi started working in the paper industry.

"Just talk, run some errands, get a 2000 million order, and get a 1000 million commission!"

"Even loan sharks can't make money this fast."

"I also got the online broadcast rights, which could be worth gold in the future."

"If it does well on CCTV, we can sell it to local TV stations and make some more money."

I went to CCTV alone, returned to the courtyard, and handed the contract to Yang Siwei.

The young manager was stunned after seeing this.

She always thought that her boss was an artist.

But now she feels that Zhang Yuan might be a wizard.

Did you put a curse on CCTV?
The rotten rice of Mango Channel was served on CCTV in his hands.

"Get ready and go to Mango TV again tomorrow."

"Talk to them."

"Have you learned how to drink?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"It's just so-so." The fat woman shook her head slightly.

"Then I have to call Brother Zhang Li, otherwise no one will help me block the wine."

"No matter how good my alcohol tolerance is, I can't stand the siege of a dozen alcohol tests."

"Notify Song Jia and ask her to explain to Director Zhang."

"I understand." Yang Siwei contacted Miss Song immediately.

"Also, please contact Mr. Zhao Decai."

"He told me before that he had a commercial project in Wangjing under construction, which should be in the final stages now."

"I think the funds are almost in place, so I'll find a chance to ask him to help me get a discount."

"So that we can buy the office building."

"You won't be able to come to my house to work every day. Parking is not convenient."

Yang Siwei opened his mouth.

You really bought it!

Zhang Yuan had told me before that I would stay at his house temporarily and would buy an office building later.

She had seen many bosses making empty promises, and since she had just arrived, it was difficult for her to refute.

So just make do with it.

Her plan was to wait until she recruited enough people so that she would not be able to do anything else and would be forced to rent an office.

I didn't expect that when I was playing tricks on the boss, he actually played it seriously!

And most people buy offices.

He speaks like an office building!
This is not only a matter of money, but also a question of future planning for myself and the company.

If you don’t want to grow bigger and stronger, why buy a building!

Zhang Yuan's idea is simpler.

Buying a small building can not only be used as an office, but also save rent and allow you to wait for appreciation in value.

Another point is that when you buy a property, you buy it under your own name.

But then he rented it back to his own company.

This way the company's net income will be much lower, which is good for tax purposes.

Anyway, you can rent it out at the highest market price, just don't make the price too outrageous.

He turned around and went out, and took a plane to Hunan.

When he put the CCTV contract in front of Zhang Huali, the vice president studied it for a long time but couldn't say a word.

[Received thanks from Zhang Huali, Observation +4, Negotiation Skills +3, Endurance +5! ]

The silence speaks.

After a long time, Mr. Zhang gave him a look.

Zhang Yuan understood the general meaning of this look.

From now on, you will be my half-brother...

Making back the money and filling the hole is one thing.

The key to the problem is that he realized that CCTV had squeezed out the schedule and forced the film to be shown!
It's worth it!

What kind of connections did this kid have to be able to do such a thing?
He didn't even dare to think about it.

If this is the case, with him around in the future, wouldn't it be possible for us to have an extra accomplice, just like how our station is warned every other day by the higher-ups?
"Hey...how did you do it?" he couldn't help but ask.

"I'm a hard-working person." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile.

Zhang Huali: …

Is this something that is hard work?
Boy, hide it for me, right?

In fact, Zhang Yuan didn't want to say it, and it was difficult to say it.

Because this is a special case and we are in the "pre-war general mobilization", the other side gave me the green light for everything.

Plus, this movie is quite special.

Even if it gets a little cheaper later, it won’t be as outrageous as it is now.

"Let's go eat!"

It was Zhang Huali who took the initiative to treat us today.

It’s still the same people from that day.

But people are different.

"Come, let's pay tribute to our Zhang Yuan."

Today, the people from Mango TV are paying tribute to him!
Teacher He was still in the line, blinking as he watched.

Just a few days had passed and the host and guest had turned the tables!
My friend is really amazing.

It’s amazing that the leaders in the station are so polite.

The private room was filled with laughter just like that day.

Same reasons to laugh.

"Our film will be broadcast on CCTV."

But that day it was ridicule, today it is laughter.

The state of mind and treatment are completely different.

I really drank a lot.

Zhang Li drank so much that he fell down and had to be supported by Song Jia when he went to the toilet.

I guess Teacher Song will have a hard time serving us tonight.

My brother is really happy too.

He is the director of the film. Being able to broadcast it again is an opportunity, which is better than anything else.

Seeing Zhang Yuan's confidence, he was also infected and felt some hope.

Even Mr. Zhang's cheeks turned red from drinking.

When they were almost done eating, Zhang Yuan pulled him aside to talk.

What he meant was that he was planning to film a new drama with the original crew of "Home with Kids".

It will be broadcast on CCTV later, and I hope the second round, or 1.5 rounds will also be on Mango TV.

Zhang Huali was very happy and made a promise on the spot, saying that there was no problem.

After the drinking party, I went home to rest.

Sitting in the car on the road with the windows down.

When the wind from Liuyang River blew, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

I reacted right away!
"He said what he was going to do!"

He also graduated from Fudan University and is an alumnus of those schools.

After I got home and drank a few cups of strong tea, I came to my senses.

"Fuck, how can he handle CCTV?"

"What a huge bomb this kid has buried!"

"No, no..." He remembered that he had just boasted that the film would be broadcast as soon as it was finished.

"Be careful!"

"If something happens to him, I will also be implicated if I sign the contract."

However, he did not make a decision immediately and cut off the relationship.

Instead, I plan to delay it.

Because he felt that based on this kid's style of doing things, not necessarily anything bad would happen!

At the same time, Zhang Yuan also received a call from the Magic City... (End of this chapter)